Plaintiff Litigation Attorney (Personal Injury)

Cruitin•Irvine, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

A plaintiff personal injury law firm is hiring a Litigation Attorney for its Irvine office. This full-time, in-office role involves owning serious-injury cases from depositions through trial as part of a collaborative, trial-focused team. The attorney will handle plaintiff-side personal injury, elder abuse, and employment matters, with substantive litigation responsibilities and opportunities to take on more responsibility.

Requirements

Active license in good standing with the State Bar of California.
J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
2–3 years of civil litigation experience; plaintiff-side experience preferred, with relevant defense experience considered.
Hands-on experience taking and defending depositions.
Law and motion experience in California state court; federal court experience is a plus.
Comfort working with medical records.
Strong legal writing and oral advocacy.

Nice To Haves

Experience with serious-injury, wrongful death, or TBI cases.
First- or second-chair trial experience.

Responsibilities

Draft complaints, written discovery, and discovery responses in plaintiff-side personal injury, elder abuse, and employment matters.
Draft, oppose, and argue motions in state and federal court.
Take depositions of defendants, treating physicians, and experts; defend depositions and prepare plaintiffs for theirs.
Work with retained medical, biomechanical, economic, life care planning, and accident reconstruction experts on case theory and damages.
Review medical records and imaging to identify mechanism-of-injury and causation issues.
Attend hearings, case management conferences, mediations, and settlement conferences.